The French government issued a decree Tuesday banning the term “steak” on the label of vegetarian products, saying it was reserved for meat alone.
The French government issued a decree Tuesday banning the term “steak” on the label of vegetarian products, saying it was reserved for meat alone.
But that’s the actual problem there. For decades you could buy a steak at a supermarket without having to worry about it being some processed shit sold as s steak.
Stop blaming it on the customer. If it’s even remotely confusing, it shouldn’t be allowed, and France is taking steps in the right direction.
France, Italy, Spain and other countries in that area have a strong food identity and culture, mislabelling is taken seriously. It comes from decades of scammers trying to piggyback on mozzarella, champagne, parmigiana, hamon. Someone trying to sell crap trying to pretend it’s something else is nothing new, and it’s just taken care as it should.
Your plant mayter protein block is in aisle 5, just don’t call it a steak as it is confusing customers that give that word a very specific meaning and have for a very long time. Fucking great opportunity to come up with a new name and make it into the dictionary next year.